Toy track.



TOY TRACK. ,l APPLICATION FILEDv APR. l2. '1915.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. t, item5.

Application filed April 12, 1915. Serial No. 20,780.

To all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that l, dosi-rua L. Co'wEN, citizen of the United States, andy resldent of New York,` in the county of New `ork and State of New York, have invented certain new and 'useful Tmprovements in Toy tracks and roadbed are integral, and which by appropriate embossing, presents the appearance in miniature of a standard ra1lway roadbed with its ties, sleeper plates, spikes, etc.

A further object is to provide a sectional roadbed and tracks for toy railroads which is compact in form, composed of a minimum of parts, and cheap to manu-facture.

The further 'objects and advantages will more fully appear' from the following detailed description and the features of novelty will be particularly pointed out-in the claims.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a fragmental plan view of a section of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken along the line 2-2 of Fig'. l. Fig. Bis a fragmental elevation partly in section showing thenianner in which a djacent bed sections are-joined. Fig. 4 is an edge view of a bed section with part of the rails broken away and showing the bead formed thereon. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

lin the manufacture of toy railways, economy of construction has become one of the prime considerations. However, in order to make as perfect a reproduction of the original as possible, it is desirable to provide all the required parts, z'. e., ties,

- spikes, sleeper plates, etc.; but with the ordinary mode of construction, the cost of manufacture due to the number of parts and the labor expended in assembling them becomes prohibitive. Furthermore, these builtup constructions would not long stand up under the rough usage to which they are ordinarily subjected. Ties would get loose from the fails and te 10a; the mils would thereupon become bent -out of the prop-erV alinement, thus interfering with the proper operation of the train. Thus, not only is the cost ofv manufacture too great, but the product itself is not entirely satisfactory.

Tn vcarrying out my invention, my aim, therefore, is to provide a construction which appears sufficiently like a standard railway track and roadbed to meet with favor among children and yet is composed of a. minimum of parts with the result that the cost of manufacture is materially reduced and the product itself is very durable. This will more fully appear hereinafter.

Referring, therefore, particularly to the drawings, my improved roadbed is composed vof a plurality of sections which are identical in construction. Tt will, therefore, suice to illustrate and describe one section. Thus, each section consists essentially of two integralmembers l and 2 whichmay be soldered or otherwise suitably fastened together. These members 1 and 2 are of sheet metal, so that rails 3 and 4: may be readily drawn from member 2. Now, in order to impart to the roadbed the appearance of a standard railroad bed, member 2 is embossed to indicate ties 5, sleeper plates G and spikes 7. The entire plate, including the rails, ties, sleeper plates and spikes may all be struck out or embossed in one operation. Thus, there are no ties to loosen and become lost, and as' the rails are integral with the bed section, they cannot easily become bent out of alinement. The embossments also serve t0 stiffen the bed plateas will be readily understood. Out of the material of member 2 between the ties and rails are cut ribsa which are bent down vertically from each edge of the ties 5. These ribs serve to reinforce the whole roadbed.

To adapt theroadbed for a third rail electrically operated railway system, I punch out of ties 5, tongues 5b, 5c, by which are held insulation pieces 8. Upon these` insulation pieces is mounted a third rail 9 which is' v still'enable vthem to be readily disconnected,l ears 16, 17 are formed upon the opposite endsof the members 1 of the adjacent bed sulation of the third railffrom the roadbed. The overlapping arms may be soldered or otherwise suitably fastened together The joining ofthe rails may be effected by pins 15 which are suitably secured to the rails in any suitablemanner. To effectively join the`bed sections themselves together and sections. The-.ears ar'epreferably formed so that the axes thereof are in alinement with the end edges of the bed sections.

NVhen the latter are placed together, the ears of adjacent sections are inv alinement with each other. The sections are then securely fastened together by inserting a rod 18 within the ears.

taching a third raillto the roadbed and insulating the same therefrom. As the rails areintegral with the bed plate, they cannot easilyy be bent out of alinement. Effective means is provided for stifening the roadbed.

The whole device 4may be' manufactured at a very loT cost. v .l Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 4

1. A sectional toy railroad track, each section comprising a sheet metal roadbed, rails formed out of the material of the roadbed and integral therewith, and means at the end of each section for interlocking with the adjacent section.

2. A toy railway track comprising a bed plate, a pair, of rails formed outof thefmaterial thereof and integral therewith, and 50 ties embossed. upon said bed plate adjacent to the rails.

3. A sectional toy railway track, each section comprising an integral sheet metal plate .having depending walls, and a pair of rails Av semi-circular aperture `19 isl formed i-n the side walls 2 of member 2 1n attached to the depending walls, and means for locking the sections together.

4. sectional toy railway track, each section comprising a sheet metal bed having a .pair of rails formed out of the material thereof and, integral therewith, and ties, sleeper plates and spikes embossed upon the bed in their proper position with respect to the rails.

5. A sectional toy railway track, each section comprising a sheet metal bed plate having a pair of rails formed out of the material thereof and integral therewith, and ribs depending from the bed plate for stiifening the same. l

6. A sectional toy railway tra'ck, each section comprising a sheet metal bed plate having a `pair of rails formed' out of the material thereof, ribs` depending from the bedl plate to stiffen the same, and ties, sleeper plates and spikes embossed upon-the bed plate in4 their proper position with respect to the rails.

7. A sectional toy railway track, each section comprising a sheet metal bed plate havving depending walls, a pair of rails formed out .of the material of thebed plate, ties, sleeper plates andspikes embossed upon the bed plate, and a bottom plate attached to said' walls. I

S. A sectionalrailway track, each section -comprising a bed plate having4 depending walls, a pair of rails formedl on the bed plate out of the material thereof, ties, sleeper plates and spikes embossed upon the bed plate, a'bottom plate attached to said walls, stifl'ening ribs disposed between the bed plate and bottom plate, and means for'joi'ning thev from the edges of the Nties, and means for joining theseetions together.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and-State of New York this 2nd day ofApril A. D. 1915. JOSHUA L. COIVEN.

Witnesses:

WM. I. COHEN, MINNIE S.M1LLER. y 

